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Incidence of hyperfibrinogenemia in 1961 patients with cancer
Author(s) -
Brugarolas A.,
Elias E. G.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1096-9098
pISSN - 0022-4790
DOI - 10.1002/jso.2930050411
Subject(s) - incidence (geometry) , medicine , cancer , oncology , prospective cohort study , disease , optics , physics
The incidence of hyperfibrinogenemia was studied in 1961 patients with different malignancies. Hyperfibrinogenemia was found to be associated with rapidly growing tumors. On the one hand, carcinomas, sarcomas, and Hodgkin's disease presented hyperfibrinogenemia very frequently. On the other hand, chronic leukemias and lymphosarcomas seldom presented hyperfibrinogenemia. This study confirms that hyperfibrinogenemia and hypercoagulability might play a role in the growth of tumors and indicates the tumors more suitable for future prospective studies.